But they were in balance. She couldn't interfere. It was against the rules that both she and Chaos were bound by. Only when the balance was broken, co...ld they dare to let their powers shine upon the worlds. That was just how things were. Harmony and Discord, in equal measure. A perfect balance. Simple and beau-..... Wait.... Cosmos watched in horror as one timeline began to ripple. She looked along it, tracing it to the source. There!A massive hole in the timeline. She knew this place. It was. He didn’t go above the knee.“Oh, Marilyn,” he said when they broke. “I love you.”“I love you, too.” They had another long kiss after that declaration. Then, she put her clothes back together, and he drove her back. The kiss on the porch steps was as gentle and romantic as the kiss after church had been. And, late as they had been that night, they were a couple in another church the next morning. The singing there was better -- at least faster -- but the preaching was as dull.The pledge period. For the next month, Frankie stayed in the house and checked for the damages that Mrs. Young might have caused in her condition. In early July, a knock came from the front door. Frankie opened it to find Mr. Young standing there.“May I come in?” asked Mr. Young.“Sure,” said Frankie, moving to allow him in.Mr. Young walked in and sat on the couch that Frankie had once tied his ex-wife to. Frankie sat in a nearby chair. “I’m sure you’re wondering why I’m here.”“The though did cross my mind,” said. “I actually bat from both sides of the plate. I just like the “left” side better. I don’t bring guys home because mom would freak. If they’re girls, mom just thinks it’s a sleep-over. Plus, I’ve run into kind of a dry spell on the male roster side. Which is a shame because as much fun as girls are, there are just some things that are better with a guy.”“Really. Between what I’ve read and what I’ve seen online, I can’t imagine there isn’t anything that a guy has that a girl can’t get a.